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Engineering and Technology
Norway
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
76
Citations
20129
World Ranking
710
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Norway Leader Award
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Technology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Technology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Technology

Overview

Torgeir Moan is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on the field of engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as ocean engineering, computational mechanics, mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, and aerospace engineering.

The main research topics covered include:

  • Wave and Wind Energy Systems
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Wind Energy Research and Development
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability

Torgeir Moan has published extensively in several scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Marine Structures
  • Renewable Energy
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some examples of Torgeir Moan's recent papers include:

  • Fault detection and diagnosis of a blade pitch system in a floating wind turbine based on Kalman filters and artificial neural networks, 2021, Renewable Energy
  • Design and comparative analysis of alternative mooring systems for floating wind turbines in shallow water with emphasis on ultimate limit state design, 2020, Ocean Engineering
  • A review on the technical development of combined wind and wave energy conversion systems, 2024, Energy
  • On design, modelling, and analysis of a 10-MW medium-speed drivetrain for offshore wind turbines, 2020, Wind Energy
  • Experimental study of vortex-induced vibration of a twin-tube submerged floating tunnel segment model, 2020, Journal of Fluids and Structures

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Zhen Gao, Shuaishuai Wang, Zhengshun Cheng, Yuwang Xu, and Amir R. Nejad.

Torgeir Moan holds distinctions such as being a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) since 1994 and a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of technology.

Best Publications

  • Numerical benchmarking study of a selection of wave energy converters

    Aurélien Babarit;Jørgen Hals;Made Muliawan;Adi Kurniawan

  • Hybrid frequency-time domain models for dynamic response analysis of marine structures

    Reza Taghipour;Tristan Perez;Tristan Perez;Torgeir Moan

  • Stochastic dynamics of marine structures

    Arvid Naess;Torgeir Moan

  • Constrained Optimal Control of a Heaving Buoy Wave-Energy Converter

    Jørgen Hals;Johannes Falnes;Torgeir Moan

  • A Comparison of Selected Strategies for Adaptive Control of Wave Energy Converters

    Jørgen Hals;Johannes Falnes;Torgeir Moan

  • Design considerations for tension leg platform wind turbines

    Erin E. Bachynski;Torgeir Moan

  • Dynamic response and power performance of a combined Spar-type floating wind turbine and coaxial floating wave energy converter

    Made Jaya Muliawan;Madjid Karimirad;Torgeir Moan

  • Model uncertainty in the long-term distribution of wave-induced bending moments for fatigue design of ship structures

    C.Guedes Soares;T. Moan

  • Probabilistic analysis of fatigue due to Gaussian load processes

    G. Jiao;T. Moan

  • Fatigue reliability analysis of the jacket support structure for offshore wind turbine considering the effect of corrosion and inspection

    Wenbin Dong;Torgeir Moan;Zhen Gao

  • A numerical method for the prediction of ship performance in level ice

    Biao Su;Kaj Riska;Torgeir Moan

  • Reliability-based management of inspection, maintenance and repair of offshore structures

    T Moan

  • Improved modeling of the effect of R-ratio on crack growth rate

    Xiaoping Huang;Xiaoping Huang;Torgeir Moan

  • Hydroelastic analysis of flexible floating interconnected structures

    Shixiao Fu;Shixiao Fu;Torgeir Moan;Xujun Chen;Weicheng Cui

  • Wave- and Wind-Induced Dynamic Response of a Spar-Type Offshore Wind Turbine

    Madjid Karimirad;Torgeir Moan

  • On long-term fatigue damage and reliability analysis of gears under wind loads in offshore wind turbine drivetrains

    Amir Rasekhi Nejad;Zhen Gao;Torgeir Moan

  • Extreme responses of a combined spar-type floating wind turbine and floating wave energy converter (STC) system with survival modes

    Made Jaya Muliawan;Madjid Karimirad;Zhen Gao;Torgeir Moan

  • Long-term fatigue analysis of multi-planar tubular joints for jacket-type offshore wind turbine in time domain

    Wenbin Dong;Torgeir Moan;Zhen Gao

  • Joint Distribution of Environmental Condition at Five European Offshore Sites for Design of Combined Wind and Wave Energy Devices

    Lin Li;Zhen Gao;Torgeir Moan

  • Experimental and numerical investigation of non-predictive phase-control strategies for a point-absorbing wave energy converter

    M.F.P. Lopes;J. Hals;R.P.F. Gomes;T. Moan

  • STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF STILLWATER LOAD EFFECTS IN SHIP STRUCTURES

    C G Soares;T Moan

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhen Gao
Zhen Gao Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Erin Elizabeth Bachynski
Erin Elizabeth Bachynski Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Mogens Blanke
Mogens Blanke Technical University of Denmark
Tristan Perez
Tristan Perez Queensland University of Technology
Ole Øiseth
Ole Øiseth Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Helge Aagaard Madsen
Helge Aagaard Madsen Technical University of Denmark
Jason Jonkman
Jason Jonkman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ser Tong Quek
Ser Tong Quek National University of Singapore
Markus Mueller
Markus Mueller University of Edinburgh
Anca Daniela Hansen
Anca Daniela Hansen Technical University of Denmark

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